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Designed To Fade

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[Verse 1]
BmWaiting Ain the pressure EmroomEm  
BmWatch the Afloor begin to EmcrackEm  
BmCheck the Atime and hold your EmbreathEm  
BmShake the Awitches from your EmbackEm  
BmBut you wont Abreak as you EmbendEm  
BmYou hold your Agrace until the EmendG  
[Chorus]
DAll the Abetter things we EmmadeG  
DEvery Alittle change of EmshadeG  
DMaybe Aits designed to Emfade
GBut I-- feel Dloved..A...  Emagain
[Verse 2]
BmThere is Ano protection EmhereEm  
BmThey don't Aoffer guaranEmteesEm  
BmBut we just Awant something to Emmean Gsomething
For Bmonce,..A. just for Emonce
[Chorus]
DAll the Abetter things we EmmadeG  
DEvery Alittle change of EmshadeG  
DMaybe Aits designed to EmfadeG  
DBut AI-- feel Emloved... Gagain
DBut AI-- feel Emloved... Gagain
[Verse 3]
BmCould you Agive it up?
EmHave you had enough?
BmFall Awhere I Emstand
BmCould you Agive it Emup?
EmWhen youve had enough
BmYou're Ain comEmmand
[Chorus]
DAll the Abetter things we EmmadeG  
DEvery Alittle change of EmshadeG  
DMaybe Aits designed to Emfade
GBut I-- feel Dloved..A...  Emagain
(Final Verse)
DAll the Awasted things we EmdoG  
DAll the Atrouble we go EmthroughG  
DIt's Adesigned to fade it's Emtrue
GBut I-- feel Dloved..A...  Emagain

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Designed To Fade

by Shane Nicholson

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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[Verse 1]

Bm A Em Em

Waiting in the pressure room

Bm A Em Em

Watch the floor begin to crack

Bm A Em Em

Check the time and hold your breath

Bm A Em Em

Shake the witches from your back

Bm A Em Em

But you wont break as you bend

Bm A Em G

You hold your grace until the end

[Chorus]

D A Em G

All the better things we made

D A Em G

Every little change of shade

D A Em

Maybe its designed to fade

G D A Em

But I-- feel loved..... again

[Verse 2]

Bm A Em Em

There is no protection here

Bm A Em Em

They don't offer guarantees

Bm A Em G

But we just want something to mean something

Bm A Em

For once,... just for once

[Chorus]

D A Em G

All the better things we made

D A Em G

Every little change of shade

D A Em G

Maybe its designed to fade

D A Em G

But I-- feel loved... again

D A Em G

But I-- feel loved... again

[Verse 3]

Bm A

Could you give it up?

Have you had enough?

Bm A Em

Fall where I stand

Bm A Em

Could you give it up?

When youve had enough

Bm A Em

You're in command

[Chorus]

D A Em G

All the better things we made

D A Em G

Every little change of shade

D A Em

Maybe its designed to fade

G D A Em

But I-- feel loved..... again

(Final Verse)

D A Em G

All the wasted things we do

D A Em G

All the trouble we go through

D A Em

It's designed to fade it's true

G D A Em

But I-- feel loved..... again

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